Vanderbilt

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Vandy dropped out of the rankings after losing two overtime games to ranked teams. With the close losses they have got to be disgruntled, but more than likely this team is going to get it back together.

With their tremendous home court advantage and talented team, Vandy should be up in the rankings by the end of the season.

Led by John Jenkins, averaging 21.2 points per game this season, Vanderbilt could make some noise in a power-filled SEC this season.

Stanford

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Stanford is playing in the weak Pac-12 and has a great shot at finishing the season strong. Once again, the Pac-12 just can't seem to get the talent in basketball this season, but all that will surely change.

Stanford has only one loss this season, a close one to Syracuse. Look for this squad to be in the top 25 this season.

Purdue

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With the picture of Robbie Hummel on the front of this article, surely you could have guessed that Purdue was coming next. After a heartbreaking loss to Xavier in which they blew a huge second-half lead, the Boilermakers are likely to be very motivated.

After two losses to ranked teams this season, Purdue will be a team to be reckoned with in the Big Ten.

With Hummel's senior leadership, look for this squad to excel and really start developing great chemistry throughout the season.